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25 June 1969 John Lennon, Yoko Ono, John's son Julian and Yoko's daughter Kyoko set off from Liverpool for a holiday in Scotland. They had been visiting John's Aunt Harrie and her husband Norman Birch at 137 Gateacre Park Drive in Woolton before setting off for Scotland in an Austin Maxi

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BONUS! THE SIMPSONS pod.link/1569929507 In a special 'cartoon crossover' Ian & Michael from @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social - all things Blackadder - joined me to talk about our favourite Simpsons episodes as it’s a series we all adore! (Well, the first nine seasons at least)

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I think I'm going to pass

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20 June 1963 John Lennon's telegram apologising to Cavern DJ and early friend and champion of The Beatles Bob Wooler who had been badly injured by him at Paul McCartney's 21st birthday 2 days earlier (after Wooler had made a comment about John and Brian Epstein's recent holiday to Spain together)

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Views across Canning Dock from 2004, 2003 and a comparison with present view @yoliverpool.bsky.social @daveyph.bsky.social #canningdock #albertdock #Liverpool

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Jesus Christ this graph. Total and utter political failure.

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The Beatles, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Brian Epstein may have all gone - but the tree remains!

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New! THE LOST GOLD MINE (of CHARLOTTE) With Paul @bigbeatlessortout.bsky.social pod.link/1569929507 Schemes, stratagems & skullduggery set upon the sun-parched landscape of The Old West! Much double-crossing, desert delirium and map-tearing abounds! We also discuss Roger Bannister and 1830s filth!

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This has been such a fun series to listen to. Hopefully they will now start going backwards through the 60s looking at all the records that reached number 2

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18 June 1963 Paul's 21st birthday. The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas and manager Brian Epstein were photographed on the wall of the pub at the Childwall Fiveways roundabout in Liverpool a short distance along Queens Drive from Brian's parents' home

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An excellent book on Goon Show co-writer Larry Stephens - as mentioned by Mark Cousins on Talking Pictures TV yesterday

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Martha - Paul McCartney's sheepdog as featured in the song Martha My Dear - was born 16 June 1966. Here he is first picking Martha up from High Wycombe, with The Beatles, with Jane Asher and here in the Wirral's at his dad's house in Gayton

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15 June 1968 John and Yoko planted acorns at Coventry Cathedral for world peace. After the acorns were dug up and stolen, John and Yoko supplied replacements for Coventry but the original acorns turned up years later at Liverpool's Beatle Museum on Mathew Street www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

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14 June 1963 The Beatles played at New Brighton Tower Ballroom for the final time. Their single From Me To You was number 1 in the charts. The following week Gerry and the Pacemakers would go to number 1 with I Like It. Driving home from the show Paul McCartney was caught speeding on Seabank Road

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Also a great episode about a truly terrible film - which is better than a truly terrible episode about a great film

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A delightful episode on wonderful Irene Handl. Plus important news on the then Prince Charles' Squidgygate drama in 1992!

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Anatomy of a fake scandal

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Yesterday on our Beatles tour of Liverpool I had the pleasure of meeting Frank Lazar - brother of Shelley who was the founder of SLO Ticketing and also friend of the stars! www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/artist/shell...

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You may not like it but this is what 2 high agency males look like...

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Another great and really well done idea for a new Beatles book this time from Stuart Maconie whose first ever gig was The Beatles at the ABC Wigan in October 1964.... when he was 3 years old

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Spencer Leigh's column in the Liverpool Echo. Meeting up with his old friend John Gorman of Scaffold and Tiswas fame at the Quirky Cafe on Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral

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Paul and Bruce 6 June 2025

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Saturday Quiz. Where on the Wirral are these 4 locations?

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6 June 1962 The Beatles visit EMI's Abbey Road studios for the first time and for the only time with drummer Pete Best. After hearing them play George Martin tells Brian Epstein, John, Paul and George that it will be necessary to use a session drummer instead of Pete at their next recording session

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6 June 1960 The Beatles aka The Silver Beetles played at Wallasey's Grosvenor Ballroom with Gerry and the Pacemakers. A poster for the show was visible in the background in a photo of John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe's flat which appeared in the Sunday People newspaper a few weeks later

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Sir Macca arriving at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts today. Also seen arriving there - Bruce!

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"'ey, Pete, have you thought about playing it more like this...." The Beatles at the Cavern Club 3 June 1962. Three days later they would play for George Martin at EMI's Abbey Road studios for the first time and Pete's fate would unfortunately be sealed

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Episode 8 is here! Our Smash Hits tribute with very special guest, writer Sylvia Patterson. We discuss the biggest bands who had 80s nuclear war songs and were also at some point on the cover of Smash Hits... #80smusic #podcast open.spotify.com/episode/5yGO...

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As first dates go, it must have been a memorable evening

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I do like the way Tyler, Gary and Tilt here talk through the entire film but refuse to spoil the final 30 seconds (although I think I can probably guess what happens) Also includes surprise appearance by Jonathan Coe (ie in the podcast not the film)!

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Liverpool and Wirral seen from outer space 🌎 📸 Chris Hadfield

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Goldfinger on telly this afternoon so here's Paul McCartney's DB5 purchased in 1964 soon after The Beatles' appearance on Ed Sullivan (9 months before the release of Goldfinger). The Goldfinger theme was composed by Anthony Newley who had opened the NEMS store, Whitechapel, Liverpool on 31 May 1960

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Post a banger that’s not in English www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiU5...

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Here's the all-new (and much briefer!) trailer for SOUPY TWISTS: THE OFFICIAL STEPHEN FRY & HUGH LAURIE STORY! youtu.be/va38hl1qpcQ?... 🍸🍸

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How long was that Volkswagen parked there?!

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